2015論壇/實踐國際化自學教育

自學家長如何規劃和執行自己孩子的教育

自學從1999年有法源以來，已經過了16個年頭，從早期在家裡上學校的課，到現在家長可以根據孩子的特性和家長的教育理念，客製自己孩子的教育。自學家長，在做法與觀念上是如何安排家庭、工作、以及自學孩子的教育重責大任，與學校如何的配合，家長用甚麼方式來教育這些未來的自造者？

本場次將徵求2-4位七年級生以下自學家長來分享他們用不同風格打造自己孩子教育的方式，每人15分鐘，30分鐘為現場問答時間。邀約中與談人有：

Jenny Wilkins - 兩年前開始自學，部分課程自己教，部分請家教，部分跟其他孩子共學，課程彈性適合孩子忙碌的演藝工作

Jenny Chin-Hui Wilkins is currently a candidate for International Education Master Degree at Framingham State University. Being a TESOL certified teacher and living in Taiwan, she currently owns a small a consulting studio working as an English consultant. Along with her American husband, they currently are raising two biracial children, Owen and Ella. Both Owen and Ella are homeschooled and bilingual (English and Mandarin Chinese).

Jenny has lived and worked in California and Arizona USA, and previously lived in Brazil and Taiwan. Due to her experience, she realizes the importance of knowing more than 1 language. After having children in Phoenix Arizona, Jenny and her husband have decided to come back to Taiwan to immerse their children in the Chinese culture.

Giles Heasman - 一年前開始自學，用英國的遠距教學系統，讓孩子能跟上英國的學習內容。

Originally from England, Giles Heasman has lived in Taiwan since the late 1990s. He has worked as an editor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the last nine years, and has experience designing and teaching synchronous classroom materials. Giles, 42, has three children—aged 13, 12 and 10—with his Taiwanese wife, whose age shall remain unknown.

Bart van Noppen - 兩年前開始自學，使用整套美國的自學課程自己在家裡教

Bart and Sarah are homeschooling parents living in Hsindian. They are currently in their second year of homeschooling their two boys, Jonathan (13 y.o., currently 國一) and Benjamin (12 y.o., currently 小六). Originally from New Zealand, Bart has lived in Taiwan for about 20 years and owns a small trading company. Sarah is a part time English teacher and full time Mum! Their flexible work schedules allow them to share the homeschool teaching duties. Bart usually spends the mornings working with the boys in English, using mainly teaching materials from USA-based Sonlight Curriculum. In the afternoons, Sarah teaches Chinese using the standard Taiwanese curriculum, and various supplementary materials (國語日報, etc.). The family likes to fill up the rest of their time with music lessons, Dutch lessons, soccer, church and extended family activities, remote controlled monster trucks, and chasing their small brown dog around various local parks.